Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Secret Adversary: A Tommy and Tuppence Mystery by Agatha Christie

8 reviews

pedanther's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I have mixed feelings about this book. I found the climax effectively tense, and it successfully kept me guessing about the identity of the eponymous secret adversary when I'd been confident I knew who it was. But a lot of what precedes it is episodic runaround without much depth, and the kind of xenophobic political worldview I've already encountered in other thrillers from this period that I read when I was younger and less discerning and didn't really need any more of.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Classism, Incest, Torture, and War

The incest content note is for mention of marriage between first cousins.

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I had no idea what to expect from a non-Poirot/Marple Christie story but ended up really enjoying the characters of Tommy and Tuppence, and even though the plot of this one is a bit all over the place I still had fun reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Gun violence, and Confinement

poirot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Confinement, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: War, Car accident, and Misogyny

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Kidnapping

bringmybooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Confinement, Sexism, Misogyny, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Torture, and Xenophobia

beiiadonna's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Gun violence

Minor: Torture

caterina's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

Entertaining, quick read, and I figured out the secret adversary early on, but Christie did have me doubting myself for a second! I was pretty annoyed with the very negative portrayal of labor rights movements in the book (ah, truly the worst thing that could happen is a labor strike!). Slow and steady Tommy and quick and passionate Tuppence were a bit of a fun pairing, so I might read more of their books!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Incest

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

This was much more of an adventure than I was expecting, since most of the Agatha Christie books I've read have been murder mysteries, but it was a fun time. I liked Tommy and Tuppence as main characters and I think I'll pick up Christie's other novels featuring them. I did guess the ending which is unusual for me but still found it a satisfying read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Gun violence